Royalty

Doesn't it occur to people on here, that we generally are in the minority? Adult cyclistsare a minority. SS/FG cyclists are an even smaller portion of that. Tattoos are a minority pursuit..........and look at that thread to see how generally acceptable and almost ordinary it is amongst us.

So we as a group are already different from most of the populace. Most of the UK are very happy with our monarchy, but it's you free thinkers that wish a different path. I don't think a different path is wrong, but simply that this path is not a bad option, and I support it.

And why decree one's individual political likes and dislikes. That's undemocratic isn't it? On here I am in a political minority, and thats fair enough, but I'm a supporter of one political system, that MOST of this country agrees with.

I'm left of center politically, and I am generally anti-Tory, but that doesn't mean that I disagree with everything Tory. Differences in political views should be respected. Not accepted, but just respected, as we are different, so we can't all like the same things.

I've defended my support of the monarchy here, and it's my right. It's Clive's right to with for the abolition of such a system, and I respect him for it. Trying to insult someone based on their political view is rather pathetic.

I hugely admired Arthur Scargill for his beliefs, but I didn't agree with him. No reason for me to send him insulting letters, is there?

I believe the term you are looking for is decry, not decree. To disagree with someones political views is part of the democratic process, it is not undemocratic. You appear to think that only you have the right to disagree with anyone, whilst the rest of us really ought to concede to the weight of your intellect.

What I was questioning was your understanding of political theory.

Re the vote on electoral reform, I don't think most of the country even understood the options.